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, B. H. JOHNSON.

SGRUBBER.

Patented Mar. 19, 1895.

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UNITED STATES yPATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN H. JOHNSON, DIOKEY, GEORGIA.

SCRUBBER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 535,832, dated March19, 1895. Application filed October 16, 1894. Serial No. 526,084. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN H. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dickey, in the county of Calhoun and State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Scrubbers; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

Myinvention relates to improvements in scrubbers, and consists ofcertain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, wherein the same partsare indicated by thesame letters throughout the several views.

Figure l represents a perspective view of the improved scrubber. Fig. 2represents a plan view of the saine, paris being broken away. Fig. 3represents a section of the mop along the linemocof Fig. 2, and lookingto the left; and Fig. 4 represents a perspective view of the buckle forholding the slats together in the scrubber-head.

A represents the scrubber head, and B represents the handle which issecured to the back piece Cof the scrubber head, by means of theresilient braces b. These braces securely attach the handle to thescrubber head, and at the same time give the desired amount of play tothe scrubber head, and thus securing a more equable pressure.

The scrubber head is provided with a plurality of slats C, preferablythree in number, which are, perforated near their ends, as at c, and areheld together by the buckles D, the tongues d of which pass through thesaid holes o and the frames of the said buckles slip over the eudsof thesaid slats, and also This slat O is also provided with holes c for thetongues of' the buckles, and is grooved as at o to receive the frame-ofthe buckle, as shown in Fig. 2. It is also screwthreaded as at c2 toreceive the screws E, which are provided with a iiattened head e forscrewing up either by hand or with a wrench, or partly by both.

Frepresents a plurality of tufts of shucks Or similar material, whichare held clamped between the slats C. In order to renew the tufts, it isonly necessary to ease up on the screws E enough to loosen the slats Othe desired amount, and then to take out the old tufts, and insert thenew Ones, which are held irmlyin place byscrewing down hard on thescrews E. The tongues d of the buckles, not only serve as guide rods forthe slats O, preventing them from slipping out endwise, but theyalso addstrength and rigidity to the structure.

The herein described structure presents a cheap, simple and convenientmethod of manufacturing a scrubbing brush, the tufts of which may bereadily renewed as frequently as desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim,'and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. A scrubber, comprising a plurality of buckles having frames adaptedto slip over the ends of said slats with tongues adapted to enter intosaid perforations; tufts of shucks or similar material interposedbetween each pair of said slats except the rear pair, and clamp screwspassing through the rear slat and bearing against the adjacent slat,substantially as and for the purposes described. 2. In a scrubber, thecombination with the slats O perforated near' their ends, of the tuftsof shucks or similar material held between said slats, the rear slat Oalso perforated near its ends, the buckles D having tongues d passinginto said perforations, and frames adapted to slip over the ends of saidslats, the clamp screws E passing through said rear slat C and adaptedto bear against the rear one of said slats C, a handle B with straps bof resilient metal securing said handle to said rear slat C',substantially as and for the purposes described.

In testimonywhereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN H. JOHNSON. Witnesses:

WM. P. COOLEY, JOHN J. RAGAN.

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